Pregnancy Clinics Sue to Block Calif. Law on Abortion Information
Two faith-affiliated crisis-pregnancy centers filed a court challenge against a new state law mandating that such facilities inform patients about abortion and contraceptive services available from other providers, The Sacramento Bee and the Los Angeles Times report.
Philadelphia Orchestra Players OK Deal, but for Just One Year
Musicians approved a new contract Monday, but the unusual deal — the first since the orchestra emerged from bankruptcy in 2012 — lasts only 12 months and appears to have been adopted with reservations, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
$25-Million Gift to Pay Faculty Chairs at Northwestern U.
The donation from alumni Patrick and Shirley Ryan, announced Tuesday, includes a $10-million matching gift aimed at expanding the ranks of the college’s endowed professors, campus newspaper The Daily Northwestern reports.
Grants Roundup: College-Financing Group Awards 33 Colleges $12 Million to Create Paid Internships
Other awards include $11 million from Vulcan’s Paul G. Allen Ebola Program to support seven groups developing solutions to gaps in confronting global health crises.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
2 Nonprofits Get Surprise $1-Million Grants
A group of foundations wanted to help the Center for Effective Philanthropy and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations step up their efforts to use data to “help all of us in philanthropic fields do a better job.”
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Land-Rights Group Landesa Wins $2-Million Hilton Humanitarian Prize
The award recognizes an organization that has made extraordinary progress in alleviating human suffering.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
American Jewish World Service’s Leader to Step Aside
Ruth Messinger built the organization into a fundraising powerhouse and a successful advocate for hot-button causes globally.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Seeking Billions, N.Y. Arts Groups Rev Fundraising Engines
With 16 New York City cultural institutions engaged in campaigns to collect $3.47 billion for expansions and renovations, The New York Times looks at the art and practice of big-league fundraising, and whether the donor pool is deep enough to support so many big-dollar drives.
Maine Locals Resist Donor’s $100-Million Offer to Fund Park
Burt’s Bees founder Roxanne Quimby’s proposal to establish a new national park in the region of Maine’s highest mountain is meeting opposition from area residents and officials who say it will bring unwanted federal intrusion in their lives, reports the Associated Press.
Security Glitch Nixes Online Giving for Calif. State Workers
California’s government has dropped a new online mechanism for state employees to make payroll donations to charity because it violated security standards, The Sacramento Bee reports.